Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates appeared to be cruising into a meeting with Florida in Monday’s NCAA championship game -- and then the unthinkable happened. Duke blew a 14-point lead with 8:04 remaining and scored just 9 points in the final 10 1/2 minutes and lost to Houston,

No. 1 seed Duke saw its season end in heartbreaking fashion during a 70-67 loss to No. 1 seed Houston in San Antonio. After leading by as many as 14 points with just over eight minutes to play in regulation during Saturday's national semifinal,

And Ratliff, a Duke alum, is frequently spiraling in a Duke t-shirt. So...obviously, the memes were more than ready. Pretty much everyone had White Lotus screenshots ready to go as Duke choked away the victory.

Here's a look at how many national championships Duke basketball has heading into the Final Four of the 2025 men's NCAA Tournament:

There have been larger comebacks in Final Four history, but perhaps none more horrifying for the losing side than how Houston killed Duke's season Saturday night. What an evil trick Kelvin Sampson's team played on 37-year-old Jon Scheyer,

Houston’s suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke’s title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner over the Blue Devils at the Final Four.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and former Big 12 Player of the Year Marcus Morris Sr. react to the Cougars’ 14-point comeback in the second half to eliminate the Blue Devils and advance to Monday’s title game.

Duke forward Cooper Flagg won the 2025 Wooden Award, which is presented annually to the best college basketball player in the country. Flagg earned the honor over four other finalists, including Auburn forward Johni Broome, Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr., Alabama guard Mark Sears and Purdue guard Braden Smith.

Duke forward Cooper Flagg was named the John R. Wooden Award winner as the nation's top men's player, beating out Auburn's Johni Broome.